Google Nexus S to be available on BestBuy December 16th

The Google Nexus S will be available for purchase on BestBuy.com starting this Thursday (December 16th). The handset is the world’s first Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone. BesyBuy is the only retailer that you can get the Google Nexus S in the States.

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Sanyo Taho rugged phone launched on Sprint for $100 only

Sanyo has a rugged phone known as Taho which has been launched on Sprint. The Sanyo Taho comes in clamshell form factor, it’s not only rugged but it’s also waterproof which can be submerged in water to a depth of 1 meter for up to 30 minutes.

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Gigabyte Gsmart Rola, a dual-SIM Android Froyo phone

Gigabyte has an Android 2.2 Froyo handset, known as Gsmart Rola, which will be launched by the company soon. The Gsmart Rola offers dual SIM capability and is a mid to entry-level smartphone that has a 3.2-inch WQVGA resistive touchscreen display.

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Nimbuzz 2.0.2 delivers HD voice call quality on your Android device

The latest version of Nimbuzz, 2.0.2 has been made available for your Android phone. The Nimbuzz 2.0.2 offers up to HD quality voice calls on your Android device. The Nimbuzz relies on a new peer-to-peer calling system and combines with HD voice codec from Global IP Solutions (GIPS) to enable HD voice calls on Android.

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Samsung outs SHW-A170K, the first NFC smartphone in Korea

Samsung has released the first NFC (Near Field Communication) smartphone for the Korea market, which is known as the Samsung SHW-A170K. The NFC feature of this phone allows you to make basic payments of purchases via the “SHOW Touch” NFC services, which will be available at counters at subways, buses, taxis and convenience stores.

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Acer beTouch E140 Android Froyo phone officially announced in UK

We told you about the Acer beTouch E140 Android Froyo smartphone a few weeks ago. The handset has now been announced in the UK officially. The beTouch E140 runs Android 2.2 Froyo OS and has a 2.8-inch QVGA display.

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Toshiba Regza Phone IS04 to launch next week

Toshiba is prepping the launch of its Android 2.1 smartphone called the Toshiba Regza Phone IS04 in Japan next week. The Toshiba Regza Phone IS04 is available in two colors and packs a 4-inch 854 x 480 touchscreen display.

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Swap Rebel USB phone watch

Watch wearers might love the idea of using their watches to make calls so they do not have to carry a cell phone in their pocket. The sWaP Rebel is another USB phone watch that has freshly arrived. It allows you to make calls and it’s even equipped with a touchscreen color display, which should be too small for most fingers.

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Nokia X7 is AT&T-branded, codenamed Sushi, has more photos leaked

A few more photos of the Nokia X7 smartphone have surfaced showing the handset coming in an all black color scheme and carrying the AT&T branding. This apparently hints the Nokia X7 is to be headed to AT&T.

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Samsung SCH-W899, a dual AMOLED screen Android 2.2 clamshell outed in China

Samsung has rolled out an Android 2.2-powered clamshell phone known as Samsung SCH-W899 in the China market. The device packs two separate 3.3-inch Super AMOLED displays, one on each side of the clamshell’s flip.

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